The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-05-13

TmE Nrws ANp COURIER BuR%,r.
lNl MIN 81, CnLTMRIN, MAY 4 [

upon Il special train at $50 this morning, to In
vcstignt" the operations of the Spartanburg and
Ashcviiic l;ai r"a /. The special train was
provided ly Supcr,utcnlent Talcott, Of the
Charlotte. Columbia AMI Augusta. and Colum.
ba and Gr"'nvillr Ra'rnlds Col. John G..
Haskell, counsel for tn" Richmond and Dan
willie lines IN South Carolina, WAS upon tho
special titn AMI the party was completed by
Mr.. Il. {. S.oau. al the Augusta ChronicTc and
rcprcscm'ariv, Of Thc N,rs amt C1Wricr.
Tho VINCE panty was entertained 10y super
intcndrnt Tnlcptt. After u rather warm ride
the train arrived in Srartauburg ut 10 30
Commissioners duncan. having boarded the
special at Union, n delegation from the Spar
tanhwrr BOnrI OF Trade met the commissioner
mt the s'ot;on, AMI the party escorted to
the hall "i the Board OF Trllc Of that city.
Eaironl Commissioner Jervcy reinforced the
commission at ~ . c,"cli. havin, arrived from
his homc Ht Fiat Rock. y. G. About forty per-
sons were assembled in the Board Of Trade
rooms. they represented the citizens of Union,
Spartanhurg. Flat Rock, Henderson aud Ashe-
vllc tn" board began their investigation by
hearing he memorials from SPartanburg aud
Union.
The SparianhUrc memorial represented that
Union County hut voted SljD, 900 to the Ashe-
willie and SpnCtauhnrg Read, Sparanbnrg had
voted SiunOuD, Anderson SlOOGO ani Bun
connie County SIOO.uDO, AMI what did they
get for their money? nothing. This roAl was
being discrimlTnsh against by the Richmond
and DAuvi lc system.
About thirteen year. ago the counties of
Union. Srartanhurg, Henderson and Buncombc
made large SubscrIptinns to huild the rond.
Altcr Il harl struggle it finished to Hen
dcrS"uNI lr. then came the many futile cf-
forts II extend the road from that point and
when 1t was built the work was only half done.
showing that those who controlled it were oI
posed u its being Put in good running order.
Sine" tho i"Lihcd has been put in good condi.
tinn II is worth nothing except for local ira ilic
ami travel. It has been very evident that
those III cpntr,l hal successfully bottled up the
road. Col. Andrews. of tn" Western North
Carolina, snld iu one Of our citizens some time
NJ" that hr hni gone To New York and pre-
vented TIA" completion Of the roai for two
ycals. nud. Furthermore. he knew that every
dolars worth Of through freight carried ty
this r"nt took two dollars from the Western
Mouth Carolina Road. That shows the spirit
of ih" controlling Stockholders. There are
go shares at stock. of which the Richmond
and Terminal West Point Company owns :i2
or the !aln;Icr about $50. 600 il owned in
Charleston, nnl SlOn.UOO in Georgia The
other @"N.UUn i owned in Srartanburg AT
TIA" annual meetings Of the Stockholders COL
Il. !. McAdca hollis the proxies nf the Rich
m"ni and Trrimi,al Cnml any. and Of course |
he controls the election ut Ollie and cvcry.
thing rise. such has been the rnnnnucmcnt OF |
the r':,I. aud il seems to- hc the determination |
C H., IL. ioriiv IT, 'irccI" out the minuritv or |
'l'iII' Oi lHt l't'l 50 tnat II VIII |
n",c" !ny a dividend. If one in Srartanburg
dr~irci l'al Of lumber frcm AShcvilr, |
sixty .-ht miles distant, it would hc sent |
around J.? Charlotte and at three times the
Cos, on the short line
The memorial from tnjon was practically
th" same that from SIartalhurg. These
mcL"' !,'s were rulnrScl 10y s H. Kcplcr for
the ".'y Il A,h"viilr. j. l.. Hickman AS mayor
nu& = IL" town of Henderson, anil j. w
Price Tor inr village Of Flat Rock. CO.. |
McAicn. president OF the Slalianburg AMI |,
.!Shcviic Enrd, replied tn the MEMORIALS and !
70 iooK ,yr Ii i,s u' y.. -. s E, 10 T.. DC q r eeig
they had promised faithfully To- fulfil. agree
mcnt made with the A>h'vIlir AMI Spartan
burg several ycar- aga, mnd TO give proper |
freight and passenger rates over this road aud
to discriminate against il no longer.
CVl NCAdcn thought ihlt the commissioners |
had frightened the management aud that they |
were now r'a iy II /" Nhrt was right. lie
ihon%ht that =. ilcy hal acknowledged them |,
s"ivr, IL the wrong the board Of commissioners |
>hou,i ..!yc Ia.'p thirty lays t. fulfil their
,ru'. :.,. &u.t II at the cal Of that ,i"c the |
nHI.n.,"r', lint u": 'lo"" so. /" bring all the |
law I, 60" ~ ~ them aWi make them iUIil |
their contract.
Col !!asac. thrn spoke. lie was there not |
for the iurl."sc ot representing the past, but |
can" = Represent the new mana cement Of |
the IIrnnuui AMI Dauyi,lc. lie did not know |
rG H., personal Nnowlcdcc but would admit |
whatever President McAIen said to be correct. |
lie hal ,!mI ly to late that the new manage |
mcni l'uI">cl t. Immediately surply alli- f,
tr,.rl rolling stock for HAT road, adjust the |
freight aTl pa. "ngcr rates, and give il its |
legitimate Share Of the business and there
would ic no Discrimination. lie hoped the |
c";nwj,Sj n would no; attempt II take any
more testimony ur continue This investigations |
i"r when man l!caicl guilty the taking of
evidence was never continued MIR. Thomas,
surcr.ircu.lcn, Of the Richmond and Denvillc
would IT, resi- or>ih!r FIR the fulfilling of the
contract with This road. The change of owner
Sh,raui tic financial conditions Of the Rich
urui,t and pauylllr hal prevented them from
gi,in. r.ij- real ANY attention before this time
The i"cmur.a lrt- then withdrew, and drew mp
resolution 10 the ci!cCt that, ~ their aCcuSa
tion, lai tccu admitted, they considered no
further ic>tuoay necessary. and the commits
>,u!cr~ were requested 10 adjourn their invcs-
i;gat!yn tor ihiiiy days. Commissioners Bon
lam ~.aic! rhai the resolution would hc CON
,iAc3cl, and lie ali Iurucl the meeting SH,
0's.
Nurcrinicmlcnt T.. l.. Thomas. of the Rich
m.mi AMI Danyillc system, Col. Sol. Haas,
traffic manager. and Y. l.. Melee, surcrnten
dent # the Western North Carolina Road. ar-
rived in SlnriauhuIg ~ the commissioners adj
i,urmci. MIR. Melee wa, later in the day,
appointed sal rriutculcnt Of the Spartanhurg
and Ashrvj.l' Road. The entire party seemed
vrIy we'll satisfied with the arrangement If
premises can / e rciici upon the stockholders
Of THE >lallari urg AMI A>hcyillc Road will
,l,r H.. .nulr grounds for complaint. The
{ mu,,,.,U and all the railroad men dincd nj
the llur, Windsor, and ar $50 the special
IRAN lu.ci '"t Of the spartan city
IrT,n.. Iwupuii,, !" TrL Tnr Tnrru.
r. L present comedy Of guaraan,hip over
each ether , cily !, Icing performed with sue